Breakfast Bar Table

I cut all of the pieces of wood for the table. The top is sealed with MinWax varnish and ready for the tile.


I'm building a mission style table. I love the simple lines of that furniture style. This is my inspiration photo from Vision Decor.


I used the measurements of this real table and Jim's Dollhouse Calculator to measure and cut the wood to scale. It's really pretty easy to make your own furniture this way.

Now it's on to the tile top. That will be the fun part!?

More later! Hope you have a good day!

Ebay Watch Alert!!!!!

This adorable House That Jack Built Dollhouse by Melissa and Doug is on Ebay right now. You only have three more hours to bid! Shipping is FREE.

Me, I'm just looking! LOL

Three Projects

I have three projects on my work table this morning. I finally got the hinges installed on the sink cabinet doors. They just need to be attached. The dishwasher is going through a make over and is almost done.


I started a new table for the kitchen. I've had these tiny tiles for a while and thought maybe I would use them here? I'd like to try pouring a resin top once I get the border done and fill in the center.

I read somewhere that you need to seal the wood with polyurethane varnish first to seal it. Then you glue whatever you want to the surface. The resin is not supposed to react with the varnish. We'll see if this works? I hope I don't make a huge mess!



I found these "Pandora" beads at Michaels in a bracelet kit. They are a bit large, but I might try to make legs for the table with them? Then again, I may just build a wooden frame and legs?

What's on your work table today? I seem to be always starting something new instead of finishing what I started...

Decisions, decisions...

I took everything out of the kitchen this morning to see if there might be a spot for a small table?



I made this little table a long time ago. I was going to use it in the living room area but there is just no room there. I may build an L-shaped bar for this area instead of using the table?

For the right side wall, I bashed a couple of Michael's hutches and used blue painter's tape to hang them on the wall to see how they might look.



The cabinet next to the stove is the original sink cabinet that I had purchased for the kitchen. The microwave is hiding the hole where the sink was.

Before I get bogged down in more details and accessories I need to decide on the floor plan!

I've been going about this helter skelter. I need to make a decision and then get back to work.

Will you help me decide? I think I like this plan. Do you?

1 Inch Mini Blind

Now I have to admit it. I am certifiably, card carrying, CRAZY!

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New Found Blog - New Ideas!

I was looking for instructions on how to make mini blinds this morning. I found this photo on a new blog and just had to laugh!

The blog I found is "Minding the Manor." Go see all of the wonderful decorating ideas Ms. Manor shares!

She also has a dollhouse. I'm wondering if it ever escaped from her garage? :D

Bamboo Blind

Thanks to New England Miniatures for reprinting their tutorial for making Venetian blinds!

Today I used a bamboo placemat to make one of these blinds. It's really not as hard as it looks. :D


Here is my finished blind. It's not quite perfect, but then, what is?


This is what it looks like from the side. This one won't be going in my dollhouse. It is a gift for someone else. Can't tell... :D

I hope you will try the tutorial and visit New England Miniatures. They have lots of great things there!

Hope you have a good day making minis!

No, I'm not going to buy it!

Sometimes I visit Ebay and don't buy anything. Really!
Sometimes I just drool...

I saw this house today. It's WAY out of my price range, but I love it. If you'd like to bid on it, here's the link.





My compliments to the builder who is also the seller. This is a wonderful house!

"You've got to have a dream. If you don't have a dream. How you gonna have a dream come true?"

Just pause the playlist to listen. :D


South Pacific - Happy Talk

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Kitchen Window Shade

I wanted something simple for the kitchen window. I liked this shade by Martha Stewart. It is sheer and classic. It looked easy enough to make in miniature?

Sometimes looks are deceiving! When you are working on something small, sheer and fiddly it doesn't always turn out the way you planned.

Glue goes where you don't want it to, ribbon gets stiff and edges fray.

Martha has three folds. I only have two. I still like it. It adds a nice bit of color to the window.

Now it's back to the cabinet doors. I have two more hinges to install. UGH.

I haven't decided on the counter top. I like what Martha did with the black in her kitchen but I'm not sure it would look that great in mine?

I'll have to think about that for a while...

Hope you have a nice day!

Grandma's Tea Set

Yesterday, Marisa from Steinworks suggested Grandma should have tea with her toast instead of a wine cooler. She is probably right. We don't want a tipsy Grandma!

I looked in my box of kitchen accessories and found the tea set I bought a LONG time ago.






I really need to get back to work so I can display more of my kitchen minis!




Hope you have good day!

Eat Breakfast!

Grandma came down to the kitchen this morning.

She wanted to make coffee but couldn't find her coffee maker.

Guess she will just have to have a wine cooler and some toast with butter?


I used to tell my kids, "Be good, don't fight, eat breakfast."

Same goes for you! :D

A Little House That Sings!

One of my favorite books as a child was Heidi by Johanna Spyri. It is a story about a little orphan girl who goes to live with her grandfather in Switzerland and nurses her friend Klara back to health.



It's hard to say, but perhaps I could identify with Heidi when I was a child? Maybe this book is one of the reasons I always wanted to become a nurse? I don't know...

There was a real Swiss cheese factory in the Ohio town where I lived. The family that owned the factory were from Switzerland. They bought fresh milk from the nearby Amish farmers to make their cheese. Their Swiss cheese is the best I have ever eaten. Every year the town had a Swiss Cheese Festival.

I have never been to Switzerland. Sometimes I think it couldn't possibly exist because it is so beautiful! The closest I've ever been to a place like it was the mountains of North Carolina.

We were camping there. The kids and I went for a walk up one of the hills. When we got to the top I remember having a flash back to the Sound of Music where Maria sings "the hills are alive with the sound of music." My children probably thought I was crazy but I started spinning around and singing the song myself! I remember that day like it was yesterday...

When I found this little Swiss chalet house on Ebay, I just had to make an offer! It brought back these lovely memories.


The house measures 4 3/4" x 3 1/4" and plays "Laura's Theme" from Dr. Zhivago. Isn't it cute!?

I guess I got such a great deal because it is missing one of the front feet? I'm sure I have a little block of wood around here that I can use to replace it. :D

So soon, I will have a little Swiss house that sings! It may become the inspiration for another dollhouse project too? I have a half-scale house that I may use to make my own interpretation of Heidi's grandfather's house?

For now, I will just wait until this little house arrives and listen to the songs it sings to me...

White Summer Robe

This is Grandma's white summer robe in progress. I found this beautiful 1/4" white lace on Ebay. I've never seen lace this delicate or this tiny in my local stores. I love it!

The glue I'm using is the best for attaching trim. I've tried others, but THIS one doesn't show when it's dry.

Now all I have to do is sew up the side seams and it will be finished! One piece, two seams, done!

Hope your day is full of pretty things!

Grandma's New Hairstyle

Grandma is just waking up this morning.

Her hair is a bit tousled from a good night's sleep.

I'm working on a white pique robe and a satin nightgown for her...

We both hope you have a lovely day!

Just Thinking About It . . .

I'm thinking about entering the Miniatures.com 2012 Creatin' Contest? I love the MiniTown Loft Kit.



I'm not sure that what I have in mind would work for this kit, but it won't be a modern house!

I would finally repair and use some of the old furniture I got with one of my Craigslist houses.



I will need to make things and buy some things too. Like this car I'm watching on Ebay.



Sorry for the crummy photo. That's what you get on Ebay sometimes.

So I would build a "not so modern house" with OLD furniture and a limousine. I have some crazy ideas sometimes! LOL

Not sure if I will even enter the contest? I have until December to decide. Are you planning to join in?

Just what I need, another project right? I'm going to have to move to a bigger house or put my bed up on blocks to hide all of the other projects I have!

I actually finished Grandma's hair today. Thanks again Casey! I'm just waiting for the glue to dry and I'll show you how it looks tomorrow.

Hope you are having a good weekend!

Boxers or Briefs?

I decided to try to make some underwear for the "boys." My boys like boxers. They call briefs "whitie tities."

These briefs look more like a diaper. LOL I'll keep working on them, but I think I prefer boxers too!

There Now, That's Better

Eugene has spent a lot of time with his tiny tailor. There is still work to be done. I think we have FINALLY figured out a pattern that fits! :D

Hope you have a great day! Wish I could stay home and sew...

Pencil Pants

I guess if these pants hardly fit a pencil they will be too small for Eugene?

Maybe I should take him to the Men's Wearhouse and find him a tailor?


I'm trying to make a tuxedo. If I can't make pants that fit, I'm in BIG trouble!

I think I'll go visit Casey and see if she can help? She makes great looking clothes for Zar! :D

Grandma Needs a Drink!

Poor Grandma has been through so much. She decided to come down to the kitchen and make herself a margarita!



She also wanted to show you the pretty headband she made for Sandy. She learned how to do the daisy chain bead stitch!



Grandma really wants me to finish her kitchen. She tells me she has a lot of baking to do and there is no way she can do it as it is.


The bag of flour is empty but she does have two large eggs!

Hope you have a nice evening. I'll be cleaning up the kitchen...

Time to Learn Something New

I hope that everyone had a safe and Happy New Year's Eve! I was in bed by 10pm. That's late for me!

This morning I decided to try something new. For some of you this may be very simple. For me, not so much...

I'm trying to make a headband for Sandy using Jolee's crystal beads from Michael's. This video is where I started.



So far I've spent two hours practicing, starting over and then starting over again. I've paused the video so many times so I could see what she was doing!

Last night I made my first beaded ring. It's not perfect but was really fun to make.


I watched another video to learn how to make this. There is an "Ocean Blue" ring at My Daily Bead Blog that I really want to try too. :D

I wish you all a VERY Happy New Year! I'm planning to learn lots of new things this year, how about you?